Negative Effects of Social Networking Sites for Students

The popularity of the social networking sites increased rapidly in the last decade. This is probably due to the reason that college and university students as well as teens used it extensively to get global access. These social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook have become a raging craze for everyone nowadays.

The negative effects of these social networking sites overweigh the positive ones. These sites have caused some potential harm to society. The students become victims of social networks more often than anyone else. This is because of the reason that when they are studying or searching their course material online, they get attracted to these sites to kill the boredom in their study time, diverting their attention from their work. Other negative side effects of social networking websites include the following:

Reduced learning and research capabilities

Students have started relying more on the information accessible easily on these social networking sites and the web. This reduces their learning and research capabilities.

Multitasking

Students who get involved in activities on social media sites while studying result in reduction in their focus of attention. This causes reduction in their academic performance, and concentration to study well.

Reduction in real human contact

The more time the students spend on these social media sites, the less time they will spend socializing in person with others. This reduces their communication skills. They will not be able to communicate and socialize effectively in person with others. The employers are getting more and more unsatisfied with the communication skills of the fresh graduates due to this reason. The effective communication skills are key to success in the real world.

Reduces command over language use age and creative writing skills

Students mostly use slang words or shortened forms of words on social networking sites. They start relying on the computer grammar and spelling check features. This reduces their command over the language and their creative writing skills.

Time wastage

Students, while searching and studying online, get attracted to using social media sites and sometimes they forget why they are using internet. This wastes their time and sometimes students are not able to deliver their work in the specified time frame.

Low grades

Students get low grades in school due to lack of the desired information and writing skills.

Loss of motivation in students

The student’s motivational level reduces due to the use of these social networking sites. They rely on the virtual environment instead of gaining practical knowledge from the real world.

Effect on health

The excessive use of these sites affect the mental as well as physical health. Students do not take their meals on time and take proper rest. They take excessive amount of coffee or tea to remain active and focused which effects negatively on their health.

The overuse of these sites on a daily basis has many negative effects on the physical and mental health of students making them lethargic and unmotivated to create contact with the people in person. The parents should check and balance on their children when they use the internet. They should be on guard whether they are using it for appropriate time period or not. The peers and teachers should also help students make them aware of the negative effects and explain what they are losing in the real world by sticking to these social networking sites.

13 thoughts on “Negative Effects of Social Networking Sites for Students”

some are so addicted to social media and whats up that even important message is also send on whats up. A good example is as even if your house is on fire the message is send on whats up and if receiver’s mobile net is off or hang he or she may get message after whole house is burned. This kind of addiction is their in youth now a day. pl. avoid this and keep direct contact when require. Keep life more interactive by live method and not by virtual way.

social networking sites sites should be block because students are divided the focus and they are not study always time busy social networking sites. all time uses Facebook and Twitter students is a misuse social networking sites. they are uses by posting abusive comments or post unwanted images.

An excellent article. The social networking site has both positive and negative effect. If it is used properly it will be fruitful on the other hand if it is used wrongly it will be harmful to our life.

Great article, as a student I oftenly see my friends with these negative effects. Social media is great but can be very dangerous too. If you don’t Use it properly and end up addicted. If you think that you are addicted then start limiting your access to it to only a few hours a week. It may be tough at start and depression can kick in too but with self discipline, you will win.

As a student of Bellevue University, I believe social media is corrupting my studies. However, social media keeps me updated in the world’s tops news. I believe it has some worth doing reading what it is going on out there in the world from the people that are already there…